I’ve also published an edited volume of essays with the brilliant @chancebonar.bsky.social, bringing together a lovely choir of contributors to offer insights into authorial fictions across a range of ancient sources:

www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/auth...

Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29

I'm planning on printing out these cards in different languages and making them available everywhere I can. Excellent way we can make a small, concrete step to help the vulnerable. @the-ilrc.bsky.social

Info and printing options here: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

The Transgender Law Centre works on supporting trans rights in areas like healthcare, employment, and immigration. They're trans-led and provide legal assistance, policy advocacy, public education. I've just donated and, if you can, I would recommend you do too <3 transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

For SoCal friends,

Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.

For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

An article I wrote about Iamblichus' Babyloniaka is now out in Mnemosyne - check it out if you're at all interested in imperial Greek novels, letters, embedded texts, ancient fiction, and a very gory scene involving a wrongly-accused dog?